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Presidential Politics, Part 3
Willa: Lisha, so much has changed since we wrote our last post. This emotionally wrenching election has finally ended, and I feel so stunned and demoralized. It feels like our political process is...
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The Jackson 5 at the 1970 World Series
Willa: In honor of the rollercoaster of a World Series that just ended last night, Lisha and I would like to share this clip of the Jackson 5 singing the national anthem to open the 1970 World Series:...
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Presidential Politics, Part 2: Michael Jackson and “Soft Power”
Willa: So Lisha, I’ve been reading a fascinating book called Picturing Frederick Douglass: An Illustrated Biography of the Nineteenth Century’s Most Photographed American by John Stauffer, Zoe Trodd,...
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Presidential Politics, Part 1: Michael Jackson and Donald Trump
Lisha: Well, it’s a presidential election year here in the U.S. and a pretty tumultuous one at that, much more so than usual it seems. And there is something going on that really has me scratching my...
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No One Can Find Me
Lisha: Willa, I can’t stop thinking about our previous discussion on “The Lost Children.” To be honest, I hadn’t given this song a lot of thought before, so I was surprised to discover how much is...
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Wishing Them Home
Willa: Hi Lisha! Welcome back! Did you have a good summer? Lisha: Excellent! Busy as always. How about you, Willa? Willa: It was a lot of fun, but bittersweet. I just dropped my son off at college –...
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Visiting and Revisiting Forest Lawn
Willa: Last June our friend and frequent contributor Eleanor Bowman visited Forest Lawn Memorial Park, where Michael Jackson is interred. I had never thought much about it before – I guess I just...
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Until I Find My Destiny
Willa: Hey Lisha. This week I was wondering if we could talk a bit about the song “Destiny.” To be honest, it’s perplexed me for a long time. But I recently had an idea that opened up a new way of...
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A Tour of Neverland with Brad Sundberg, Part 2
Lisha: In Part 1 of our tour through Neverland Valley Ranch, Brad Sundberg gave us a detailed look at the first third of Michael Jackson’s incredible home, including the guard gate, the magical “ornate...
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A Tour of Neverland with Brad Sundberg, Part 1
Lisha: Willa and I are thrilled to be joined once again by Brad Sundberg, a recording engineer who served as Michael Jackson’s technical director for the Dangerous and History albums. Beyond the...
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A Chat with Brad Sundberg about MJU
Willa: This week Lisha and I are very happy to be joined by Brad Sundberg, a recording engineer who worked with Michael Jackson for twenty years – is that right, Brad? Brad: Oh yeah, right around...
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The Power of His Art: a Call for Papers
Willa: This week I am very happy to be joined by Toni Bowers, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania and the author of four books and dozens of articles, including a fabulous article in our...
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Who Gave You the Right to Take Intrusion?
Lisha: In a previous post we talked about the evolution of Michael Jackson’s Ghosts, from an unfinished cross-promotional short film for Addams Family Values to a 38-minute musical masterpiece, which...
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Make That Ch-Ch-Change: Michael Jackson and David Bowie
Lisha: In a previous post with Elizabeth Amisu and Karin Merx, we began discussing the late David Bowie as an important influence in Michael Jackson’s work. Specifically, we mentioned the theme of...
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Michael Jackson and “Choreographic Versioning”
Lisha: This week, Willa and I are delighted to be joined by dance scholar Elizabeth June Bergman. For the past five years Elizabeth’s fascination with Michael Jackson has produced a small body of...
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A Look at Neo-Noir in Michael Jackson’s Short Films
Willa: Last April Nina Fonoroff joined me for an interesting discussion about Billie Jean and Michael Jackson’s use of film noir. After that post went up, Elizabeth Amisu posted a couple of comments...
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Ghosts and Some Questionable Family Values
Willa: Happy Holidays! As many of you know, Joie and I started this blog more than four years ago as a place to have in-depth discussions about “Michael Jackson, his art, and social change.” It’s...
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The Selling Out of Rock & Roll – Say What?
Willa: Two of the most recent biographies of Michael Jackson were written by writers for Rolling Stone magazine – namely, Randall Sullivan and Steve Knopper. Both authors conducted extensive research,...
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Announcement: Brad Sundberg Seminar in Boston
Willa: I recently heard from our friend Marie Plasse that she and Joe Vogel are helping Brad Sundberg organize a seminar in Boston, with special guests Brad Buxer and Michael Prince. Joe and Marie will...
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More Like a Movie Scene, part 3
There was nothing left of the guy, nothing at all – except a bone, a rag, a hank of hair. The guy had been trying to tell me something … but what? – The Band Wagon (1953) Willa: A few months ago I was...
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